Examining well-being, anxiety, and self-deception in university students
This study examined the combined influence of six positive psychology variables (optimism, hope, self-efficacy, grit, gratitude, and subjective life satisfaction), termed covitality, in relation to buffering individuals against anxiety symptoms. In addition, the influence of self-deception was exami...
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| description | This study examined the combined influence of six positive psychology variables (optimism, hope, self-efficacy, grit, gratitude, and subjective life satisfaction), termed covitality, in relation to buffering individuals against anxiety symptoms. In addition, the influence of self-deception was examined to test whether this construct had an influence on the reporting of these positive psychology variables. A total of 268 individuals (203 females and 65 males) with a mean age of 22.2 years (SD = 7.4 years) from one Queensland university took part in the study. The participants completed an online questionnaire, which included a battery of positive psychological measures, plus a measure of anxiety and self-deception. The results indicated that the covitality constructs had a moderation effect on anxiety. In a regression analysis, the six covitality constructs explained an additional 24.5% of the variance in anxiety, after controlling for self-deception. Further analyses revealed that those higher in self-deception scored higher in self-efficacy and all positive covitality measures and lower in anxiety, than those lower in self-deception. These findings illustrate the importance of considering the role that self-deception might play in the reporting of positive psychology variables. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6c3bfd9eba7f46449593d72982c2d1e12022-12-22T01:04:25ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Psychology2331-19082015-12-012110.1080/23311908.2014.993850993850Examining well-being, anxiety, and self-deception in university studentsZachariah Sheridan0Peter Boman1Amanda Mergler2Michael J. Furlong3Queensland University of TechnologyQueensland University of TechnologyQueensland University of TechnologyUniversity of CaliforniaThis study examined the combined influence of six positive psychology variables (optimism, hope, self-efficacy, grit, gratitude, and subjective life satisfaction), termed covitality, in relation to buffering individuals against anxiety symptoms. In addition, the influence of self-deception was examined to test whether this construct had an influence on the reporting of these positive psychology variables. A total of 268 individuals (203 females and 65 males) with a mean age of 22.2 years (SD = 7.4 years) from one Queensland university took part in the study. The participants completed an online questionnaire, which included a battery of positive psychological measures, plus a measure of anxiety and self-deception. The results indicated that the covitality constructs had a moderation effect on anxiety. In a regression analysis, the six covitality constructs explained an additional 24.5% of the variance in anxiety, after controlling for self-deception. Further analyses revealed that those higher in self-deception scored higher in self-efficacy and all positive covitality measures and lower in anxiety, than those lower in self-deception. These findings illustrate the importance of considering the role that self-deception might play in the reporting of positive psychology variables.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2014.993850well-beingcovitalityanxietyself-deceptionpositive psychology |
| spellingShingle | Zachariah Sheridan Peter Boman Amanda Mergler Michael J. Furlong Examining well-being, anxiety, and self-deception in university students Cogent Psychology well-being covitality anxiety self-deception positive psychology |
| title | Examining well-being, anxiety, and self-deception in university students |
| title_full | Examining well-being, anxiety, and self-deception in university students |
| title_fullStr | Examining well-being, anxiety, and self-deception in university students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Examining well-being, anxiety, and self-deception in university students |
| title_short | Examining well-being, anxiety, and self-deception in university students |
| title_sort | examining well being anxiety and self deception in university students |
| topic | well-being covitality anxiety self-deception positive psychology |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2014.993850 |
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